What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant News Director position at TEGNA Inc.?
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.
KTVB, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in beautiful Boise, Idaho, is searching for a motivated and people-oriented leader to serve as Assistant News Director.
KTVB is a successful legacy station with a reputation for punching above its weight with high-quality coverage and innovation. We're seeking someone who is vested in the future of journalism in Idaho. The successful candidate will bring a strong sense of purpose and help continue KTVB's commitment to community service and exemplary journalism.
Our ideal candidate is a dynamic, seasoned leader who excels at managing multiple projects while mentoring and developing journalists. This role requires hands-on guidance to enhance KTVB's editorial judgment, storytelling, and content presentation. They must demonstrate strong people management skills with the ability to inspire, motivate, collaborate, and own the big story.
At KTVB we are passionate about providing the very best news coverage across all platforms, ensuring the content reflects the diverse communities we serve.
The Assistant News Director will lead day-to-day decision-making on broadcast coverage and assist in coordinating news coverage on all station platforms, with an increased focus on digital.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the assignment desk on daily editorial development, adhering to KTVB's brand and gold standard of excellence
- Work with producers, reporters, anchors, digital producers and photographers on compelling, impact-driven original storytelling
- Quick decision-making, leading the news team during breaking news and severe weather
- Ensure a multi-platform approach in every stage of the news-gathering and reporting process
- Read scripts, providing constructive feedback and writing coaching daily
- Set daily news-gathering expectations, provide strong mentorship, and support career development for the team
- Collaborate with station leaders to execute long-term newsroom and station strategies
- Strategize with executive team on goals focused on growing our people, our content, and our audience
- Evaluate and recruit potential team members
- Oversee schedules for various newsroom employees
- Evaluate workflow efficiencies and adjust processes as necessary
- Participate in nightside and weekend manager on-call rotation
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field and news leadership experience
- 5 years industry experience, with original content creation and leadership experience preferred
- Solid foundation of journalistic and content judgement, emphasizing accurate, fair and ethical decision-making and unique local content with a community engagement focus
- Excellent people management skills
- Strong communication and conflict management skills
- Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
- Passion for growing journalists and fostering a creative, positive newsroom environment
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
- Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
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